In this time of change, the average man was simply showing the commonplace reaction to the insecurity of the competitive system. In doing so, he was following a path that had been pioneered by the modern business firm. He was showing, as ever, that insecurity is something that is cherished only for others. It was inevitable that farmers and workers in general would be the last to concern themselves with security. Before a man will try to protect himself from sudden changes in his economic fortune, he must have some fortune to protect. Businessmen were the first to develop a stake in economic
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